The Obama epic fail from A to Z

Bret Stephens does a masterful job of categorizing the Obama Presidency's epic failure from A to Z, although I hope and pray that he's wrong about Z. Here are some highlights. A is for the Arab world, and our standing in it: This year, Zogby International found that 5% of Egyptians had a favorable view of the U.S. In 2008, when George W. Bush was president, it was 9%.B is for the federal budget

The "I" word

I've never thought highly of Prince Charles because of the way he treated Princess Diana. Now, there's yet another reason not to think highly of the heir to the British throne: His treatment of Israel. Over 2000 words about 250 years of history of British Jewry and he didn't mention the word 'ISRAEL' once!"Moses Montefiore"; "Jerusalem"; "Holocaust victims"; "Kindertransport" ... but not one

Greece and Israel: More in common than you think

Someone reminded me recently of a quip I once made about a fellow Orthodox Jewish Freshman at Columbia in the 1970's, who had written on his dorm application that he wanted an 'Orthodox roommate' and got a Greek Orthodox one, which was not what he had in mind (he wanted an Orthodox Jewish roommate). The person who reminded me of the story thought I was the protagonist (I was not).But Greece and